Portrait of Leonardo

2023 Finalist Illustration Russell Clark Award

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Strip back the layers of varnish and discover the man behind the masterpieces, the personality that drove one of the greatest minds in history.

Donovan, as he did with Mozart and Shakespeare, sets out to discover the person behind the myth. Using Leonardo's own massive supply of notebooks as well as myriad other writings from the time, Donovan shows why, as well as what, Leonardo created in so many areas of life. Like no other biography, this illustrated book shows the real Leonardo.

Biography - Literature and Literary studies, The Arts

Paperback

Donovan Bixley

136 pages

H: 210mm W: 260mm

Weight: 430 grams